White Rack, Pink WAP & Multiple Pi's

[@veizour]

I especially enjoyed the part focusing on your PiHole

[@AlienGuyScrap]

That title tho 😭

[@Numquamnonparatus320]

That title tho!

[@RAZREXE]

That title tho

[@stickboy8219]

I almost coomed everywhere

[@unsettled_5]

God loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life

[@ReubenRevolution]

Forsure pink WAP

[@axelkusanagi4139]

Can I just say I really like the idea of the IT field being pitched to a new audience? This is refreshing and will likely reault in new, aesthetic-driven designs being viable.

[@malloot9224]

As a C level at a cloud computing company I couldn't agree more, it's utterly impossible to find female infrastructure engineers. When we go to software conferences there still are a few woman. But once its infrastructure only the woman basically disappear from existance. If have been at events for networking equipment with hundreds of people and only 2 bar staff where female. It's a serious problem.

[@hadeseye2297]

​@@malloot9224 Calling a natural, biological and psychological difference betwen woman's and man's psyche "a serious problem" is a problem itself. Why would you need, expect, or would want more woman in a field that's basically appealing to man? Do you think woman would need more men in kindergartens, or at their hand woven communities? @axelkusanagi4139 text about aesthetics is also cringe. Hardware has to work not look. And will all due respect, as fun as this video can be for informational purposes, as an IT professional myself I don't see any need or purpose in having my own full blown network infrastructure at house, or network bandwith being bigger than 30Mbps. It's nothing more than consumptionism. People just don't know how to spend their money. And yet they are terribly concerned about Planet Earth while at least every second year they do an upgrade. xD A nice channel, marketed with pretty face that earns her money by showing IT gear.

[@mclama1139]

@@malloot9224 as a woman who loves infrastructure and messes with servers as a hobby it's also refreshing to see more of us in the field, I also love making stuff nice to look as especially if they're going to be staying in my home permanently and I've never really seen any videos about this subject where the cute gamery aesthetics where one of the main focuses

[@NickyNiclas]

The innuendos in the title made me smile. Good job!

[@aaronmcneill713]

Exactly

[@paxtonlux6698]

Came here to say just this. Great minds think alike.

[@Mike_Jones281]

I thought I was just being a pervert.

[@unsettled_5]

God loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life

[@tkermi]

@Tony Not even with cream?

[@frjoethesecond]

I want my innocence back. There was I time when, if I saw the letters W A & P together, the first words I thought of were Wireless Acess Point. That time has sadly passed.

[@BastetFurry]

I was thinking more along the lines of ye olde mobile internet here when i saw this.

[@mattparker9726]

LMAO

[@Chris-hw4mq]

She did it on pourpouse to get more views.

[@ShotGunner5609]

I dispair with you friend.

[@pali3329]

This is why i dont watch that video.

[@Alec9821]

Beautifully constructed title 😭 Very efficient use of words to create three high class innuendos, genuinely impressive

[@TastyPC]

It's actually my finest work x'D

[@Primusaur]

I truly appreciate you including the mistakes you made along the way. Those are often difficult to foresee and when creators choose not to include them they are bound to be repeated by others.

[@cheesefries7436]

And so it begins! Next weeks video will be "My new 52U rack has arrived!" Once you start getting things into racks you won't be able to stop!

[@IFarmBugs]

The title XDDD

[@febribayunurcahyo9308]

XD

[@torresaurus_]

def on purpose.

[@unorubbertoe]

💀

[@TinfoilTimmy]

I didn't even clock that XD

[@ThisIsntTwitter]

Wait, this isn't the hub

[@nonameguy2092]

I see she’s a woman of culture too. 😂

[@ContrastTM]

Wireless Access Point... Yes. My mind isn't thinking anything else.

[@tcntad87]

Nope. Not at all #nerds

[@soniclab-cnc]

pink wap ?? yes please

[@gerald8573]

My friend doesn't get it. Care to explain? (I'm the friend)

[@TTEREVE]

@@gerald8573 the song wap

[@MikeStavola]

I love how you can make networking cute and bright. It's a real breath of fresh air.

[@hadeseye2297]

simping aren't we?

[@jasonwarbird]

This is such a sweet setup and video i keep coming back to it for inspiration!

[@patrickwilson7309]

As someone who also suffers from OCD i appreciate your attention to making anything you build look amazing, Great job absolutely love the custom panel

[@Viper4ever05]

that has to be one of the most annoying conditions to live with.

[@fridaycaliforniaa236]

@@Viper4ever05 What is OCD ? sorry, non english guy here :)

[@Viper4ever05]

@@fridaycaliforniaa236 obsessive compulsive disorder. It’s a mental disorder where your mind tells you to do a specific task over and over despite how illogical it becomes to do so. For example some people have a compulsion to wash their hands excessively despite not touching anything dirty or sticky to the point where it disrupts their daily lives.

[@hadeseye2297]

@@fridaycaliforniaa236 A guitar distortion pedal.

[@Pianoguy32]

So refreshing to have a Female tech reviewer. Here's to hoping you get more opportunity and success. Pi-hole setup video would be good too, I hadn't heard of this until now.

[@jyvben1520]

linus did a video on it ...

[@ledoynier3694]

oh you can have a need for it :) my PC sits on a 12U rack on wheels. You can use rack units for lots of things like.. -audio interface if you intend to use real microphones for chat/streaming -Power strips/power conditionner, to avoid PFC buzzing on your power supply and have surge protection and clean ground -network switches, even if it's not a fancy router.. it's sooooo much more handy when you use a laptop regularely and still want fast network or don't want to use wifi -friggin drawers.. your junk deserves rack space, and it's super heavy duty..

[@stevewatson6839]

​@@jyvben1520 There is no contest; if you'd rather watch and listen to Linus, you need to check into a funeral parlour. You've been dead at least three days. :-)

[@jyvben1520]

@@stevewatson6839 there are others that have pi-hole videos, you can search in youtube ... or you can wait for it here ...

[@BilgeGoldfish]

Or pfblockerng on pfsense. I’m currently crawling down this rabbit hole.

[@ltpinecone]

Homelabber here: welcome to the club! Big fan of how this setup turned out, it's quite aesthetically pleasing.

[@alundra828]

I genuinely don't think I've seen the aesthetic of this video anywhere else on the internet.

[@johnnypopstar]

The magical hand waving really added to that fade transition shot ^_^

[@iRedMCYT]

That title is simply brilliant. Seriously you had to know what you were doing there lol

[@gaderic]

The presentation is professional. The commentary is lovely to listen in. The information is detailed and useful. You somehow made one of the most boring professions attractive. Subbed.

[@wizdude]

This was such an entertaining video. I’ve done lots of home lab, but never paid as much attention as you have to the aesthetics of it all. You’ve really managed to add a huge amount of flair and design to this setup and the results do really speak for themselves. You’ve gained a new sub and I look forward to future videos. Thanks for making your hard work so entertaining. You have a special gift here and I thank you for sharing it with us all. Cheers!

[@MaxxKAxelrad]

After years of dealing with cage nuts: Grab a PCI card slot cover from an old PC case. Push the far tab of the cage nut in with your fingers so the nut is at an angle, then just pop the other tab in using the slot cover. Saves all the skin on your fingers. To remove the nut, use the slot cover to push the tab in (from the nut side of the cage), and catch the nut as it pops out.

[@hatbabe]

Or, and here me out on this, buy a cage nut insertion tool. The type that looks a bit like a set of nail clippers. Might cost you almost 10 bucks. Easily insert or remove any strength of cagenut, from almost any space, in the shortest moment.

[@stevewatson6839]

"...the videos I do upload will be of lower/inconsistent quality for the foreseeable future." I spat my tea when I saw that on your Patreon page. The best is the enemy of the good enough; and your good enough is better than than most other techtubers best. Seriously.

[@Nry_Chan]

Second pi can be used for homeassist, to tie all the smart home appliances together.

[@BatesonBen]

Yep, just awesome. Great job Lauren, certainly given me some inspiration to tidy up my server and network equipment!

[@cmdrsausage9669]

I have no idea what led me hear and I'm not even sure why I watched the whole thing but your DIY ability and cable management are stellar. Thanks for the vid.

[@Thats_Mr_Random_Person_to_you]

Love the custom art on the 2u door. And RGB in a rack!! How cool :) Great Video!

[@StealthCN]

Dat title...well played, well played 🤣

[@xyphoidprocess]

That title triggered my dirty mind. But holy crap, that rack looks damn good. Even though I like black hardware better. I wish I had room (and need) for a rack.

[@aaronmcneill713]

Exactly

[@mrmotofy]

"NEED" is defined by you haha

[@benweeks1489]

@@mrmotofy Also by ones wallet/bank account balance :)

[@NateFromIT]

About to take this journey myself. Loved the video very nice to see how others plan their server racks layout. I didnt even think about a light until watching your vids.

[@Devyn_LV]

I'm going to run a few Game servers for my organization out of my house and was looking at different projects people were doing to get an idea of how I wanted it to look. I hate saying it, but in my years of telecommunications and managing a data center team, I'm happy to see more women getting into this. Girls typically do not go for networking and when they do they aren't that great at it. They're more standoffish with the fact that they are girls rather than taking pride in their knowledge. You on the other hand are the opposite, very happy to run into this and I think I will be doing a similar build. Excellent work! Finally, someone who knows what they are talking about and takes pride in their work!

[@robertlewis4216]

I do this stuff professionally in DCs and there's always hitches like you've experienced: odd sizes, cage nuts inexplicably not fitting, that sort of stuff. You did well.

[@mrmotofy]

I've used "Aluminum" spray paint to match things. It's amazing how easy it is and little time it takes. As with most surfaces, scuff with 220-320grit sandpaper, clean with some brake cleaner, paint thinner etc and spray 2-3 light coats. Give a day or 2 to dry and admire how nice it all matches

[@steffenblake1039]

Love the presentation, great editing, no annoying background music, and excellent style. Instant sub for me, looking forward to more content!

[@dh2032]

why do people put that just noise on there video?

[@ecu8r]

And what's even better a very pleasant voice.

[@Metical1312]

After having set up my own personal network with a Poe 48 Port switch , I have nothing but respect and a props to give you on the set up of yours you did your research and knocked it out of the park great video !!

[@zemaria847]

Okay, this was SUPER COOL!

[@josecofino]

I love this project, awesome tech youtuber

[@JeroenvandenBerg82]

It looks absolutely amazing. Great care in taking the time and effort to make it color matching and clean. I need to re-think a re-do my home network after watching your video.

[@Kraechtshammer]

You could use the second Pi for homeassistant, a diy smart home hub that can connect and automate basically everything, independent of manufacturer. I especially love the ESPHome integration for it which you can use to easily build fully custom ARGB strips for your whole home 🤤

[@shafnet]

Definitely this - I've configured my HA to provide emergency lighting if the UPS kicks in during the great blackouts of 22/23

[@nickpetrillo8300]

Im so glad you're posting again!

[@fretlon]

When installing gear in a rack put in the bottom screws first. Leverage will work for you to let you install the top screws mostly hands free. If you install top screws first and something happens that causes you to let go of the equipment (and it's heavy enough) the leverage can damage the rack ears or rack posts.

[@JamesOversteer]

Nearly 100k views. Smashing it again Lauren! Great video as always

[@aaronmcneill713]

The title is brilliant. And its not even click bait. It's exactly as described. Genius. Well done👍🏽

[@markharrisllb]

Wow! The script alone for this video must have taken more work than many put into their entire production. Add to the the phenomenal amount of planning, research, sourcing and costing you must have done shows at the very least shows you’re not work shy. The most amazing part is that you made a newbie boomer understand the what and why you were doing what you were doing.

[@mbaltrusitis]

Great build and overview. Will definitely be pulling some inspiration from this. Thanks!

[@fabiomilesliddellshepherd2711]

I've been watching your videos for 7 years, i gotta say, best thing to sleep, best company for breakfeast. Thank you.

[@Counterpoint]

The Mycelial hinge panel is a great touch!

[@falcon_three_fifty]

Homer: "Mmmmmm, Rasberry Pies." Lauren: "They're not edible." Homer: "D'oh! aww, why not?"

[@MindForgedManacle]

5:09 "sometimes I could get the stud in with a bit of force, but the fit was so tight" fiendish

[@Darren-vh5lk]

Great Video !! really want to make my own home network based on your information!! Fantastic !

[@Vdevelasko]

Aesthetically beautiful tbh, also yeah, the title lol. Great job, looks amazing and love the lights

[@stingray4567]

Hey, I really enjoyed this video! It has a refreshingly different tone and perspective to the tech content I usually watch.

[@tranquilthecat3417]

Custom rackmount networking......sooooo cool Also didn't know about the PoE hat so that's awesome

[@CB-gc1me]

Your video quality just gets better and better

[@falcon_three_fifty]

Good work, Lauren! I love your network's name. :)

[@allycat7699]

girl u need a bonk for that title lol

[@BryanJenks]

How did you get them to customize your latched door 03:15??? cause I WANT

[@techbiotic8831]

Insulation mounts for the m6 screws! yes! I'm impressed! 👏

[@stevensalter9697]

The device @ 14:09 is the Ubiquiti Ethernet Surge Protector (ETH-SP-G2)

[@SNKev411]

Tastypc's voice makes me want to take a nap with a smile, her voice is very soothing lol

[@SilentNote]

MYCELIAL NETWORK 😍😍😍😍😍 The RASPBERRY PI part was also 👍🏽 nice... can't wait for YOUR next videos

[@theuniquebeast9167]

Great to see focus on performance, function AND making it look nice 👍🏻

[@chasmosaurus3]

They powder coated the threaded holes. You need to run a tap through them.

[@professormoriarty703]

Very nice build and video ! Good visuals , sound and explanations

[@unpaintedcanvas]

Omg its so great to finally be recommended another female tech youtuber. It's a breath of fresh air to not feel like I'm the only woman interested in this stuff.

[@Schroedingers_Bad_Kittey]

I don't know how to explain it, but tech videos and such a relaxing voice ... that's an unfamiliar but welcome change. Thanks to the KZbin algorithm for this suggestion.

[@Rohinthas]

Just came in to congratulate you on that amazing title, ended up actually enjoying the video :D

[@JasonL_Hawaii]

Currently studying for the CompTia Security+ 601 cert exam, this video has been helpful to connect some concepts together. Thanks TastyPC!

[@icenettech267]

Maybe what a good idea is for your second PI is to run a PRTG network. It's going to a bit more technical side what it is it's a monitoring tool for your network so If you enable SNMP it can find all your devices on the network and also notify you when they are offline or if they are having a storage problem etc.

[@SteelSkin667]

I didn't know you could make rackmount hardware look that fancy. That is so cool.

[@jpb2085]

That's a fantastic piece of work and awesome network setup, bravo!

[@HelloNotMe9999]

I need no information that could _possibly_ exist on anything even remotely related to this video (being an IT person), but OMFG what a gift you have for a video title.

[@Viper4ever05]

Quality over Quantity I always say. I enjoy the wholesome content.

[@YouTube-Security]

When (Cause realistically its not if) you get a server, you can use the spare PI as a KVM incase you need to hard-reboot the server. (In case it hasnt already a management LAN port) Also its really handy to have remote access to the server if it has some wierd outage, and you dont want to get up and plugin the debuging card...

[@packrat2k7]

Loved the video! I keep wishing I could do something similar but my only justification would be "It's so cool!!"... Enjoy your new networking setup!!

[@jodinha4225]

I've loved these recent videos on networking hardware so much! I was always a little afraid of networking because its daunting to newcomers, obviously, but these videos have awoken a bit of a love for it in me lmao Sadly its just as if not more expensive than gaming PCs, so I can't really indulge my interest very much...

[@nightbladexxx]

If you can afford the price of entry, Ubiquiti is the way to go. The UniFi OS is a "game changer" and God, I hate that term.

[@ringsoffire5947]

Great work! And love you're a fellow Trekkie. First time on your channel and instant subbed!

[@kdingo]

I love the custom rack setup, it’s so clean opposed to the racks I’m used to dealing with. If i had more room at home I’d love to try something similar with rack form factor hardware but what i ended up doing was take a wooden crate and mounted the gear on outside and passed the cabling inside through the slats. It looks a lot neater than it sounds!

[@Lilly24244]

Can't wait to steal your setup but make it purple. 😈

[@AkilJacob]

I can't with this title! 🤣🤣🤣

[@mastermighty]

excellent video I am just undertaking the start of my home lab. I bought the udm pro today and already have one pi running pi hole and the other running kodi for my streaming needs. love the custom design of your build and the neatness is refreshing to see. usually IT related vids are a sausage fest, again refreshing to see a woman enjoying and sharing this field

[@TheGameBench]

Haha... PieHole. Just getting ready to put one together for my network rack. Didn't know about these rack mount options. Might have to go that route.

[@JeffJohnson]

Thumbs up for the clever title, subbed you for the awesome setup!

[@GFORSE]

10:38 you mention setting Google as the Secondary DNS for backup, and according to the DNS spec this does make sense, however, after running a BYOD network with 2x Pi-Holes in VMs (Primary & Secondary) it does seem like some devices do round-robin style NSLookups with a share of about 80:20 between primary and secondary with no real pattern as to which devices or why, so may be worth either removing the second entry or setting up Pi-Hole on the second one with a different upstream provider (DoH/DoT for encrypted DNS requests?) At home I run both a UniFi Controller and Pi-Hole on the same Pi 3 Model B+ and it doesn't even break a sweat, so you have a bunch of spare compute headroom with both of those Pi 4's that you can do a lot of other stuff with, possibly Home Assistant or Plex? But yeah, good stuff, I'm planning a very similar setup for when me and my partner move in together

[@_BangDroid_]

I second the DNS advice. It's what is recommended by the Pi-hole devs too. I also recommend to people to use RAMlog, I use DietPi which has by default, because depending on your logging settings in Pi-hole, your SD card can wear out fast

[@DeeDee.Ranged]

@@_BangDroid_ Instead of a SD card boot and run from USB drive then you don't have to worry abt wearing out the SD card. Another bonus is it's faster.

[@_BangDroid_]

@@DeeDee.Ranged Oh yeah. I forgot the newer pi's have that support. Mine are 2's but still fine for Pi-hole

[@DrBlues76]

I have no idea what you’re talking about but I love your videos!

[@graybush76]

Awesome video, Lauren. Keep up the great work!

[@TastyPC]

Fanks :)

[@davocc2405]

Lauren - you TOTALLY missed a Star Wars themed opportunity there... The sides of the case have that pattern that the lighting on the Death Star had!

[@SkyNoris]

Love the title for this video! Very clever. 😁 And Mycelial is an awesome network name. ✨ Fantastic video gives me lots of ideas.

[@hemlock3577]

Was looking for setup videos, tips, etc for the UDM Pro, hadn’t previously heard of the pi hole. Now adding that to my home network to do list!

[@SpoonHurler]

What a cool and cute homelab... now I want a painted 2U plate for "Oa" the name of my green themed network

[@Doobie3010]

Good to see your posting a vid.Those look sharp and clean-good to see a white server rack.

[@wyatt77777]

Love that ref to Discovery's Mycelial network! Not useful for you since you already bought an enclosure, but Rasp Pi Mag, from the RaspPi Foundation recommends standing the Pi on it's side as it allows air to easily move across the cpu.

[@TastyPC]

I have some ideas for additional cooling. 1) you know how servers sometimes have plastic shrouds to direct air through heatsinks etc, well I was thinking I could 3D print little shrouds between the Pi CPU heatsink and the rear fans that I'd add. 2) The PCB for the Pi gets really hot which I believe is intentional. With it being in a metal case I thought I could add some sort of thick thermal pad under each Pi, connecting it thermally to the case which would act as a large passive heatsink.

[@wyatt77777]

Sounds like a tasty plan XD. If you have a way to measure infrared or someone you know does, it would be a great 5-6 min video idea.

[@Sandriell]

FYI: There is actually no such thing as "backup" DNS- when you define multiple DNS servers your systems will simply use one at random. This means ads will get through whenever the second DNS server is used. You have to use the Pi-hole only and no other DNS servers for complete ad-blocking.

[@gerrykavanagh]

Nice work! Such a pleasant deviation from black hardware & blue LEDs too. I mean does network hardware really have to look like it was designed for the batcave. Have you looked into doing DNS over TLS with your Pi Hole?

[@zombiefriend]

I have no idea what this thing is, but the neatness of it all was very satisfying to watch.

[@BigFourHead]

IMHO run two Pi-Hole, if one goes down this second one acts like a backup.

[@johnmcquay82]

Not a bad shout; might do the same. I'm running PiHole in a small VM at the moment. Might get a low-end Pi and have that as a primary, with the VM as a secondary.

[@BigFourHead]

@@johnmcquay82 i have this setup, but i use vm as primary and pi as secondary

[@InterFelix]

At first I thought "really, redundancy for your adblocker? Really?" But then I remembered it's also the only DNS. So yeah, redundancy for the PiHole is perfectly reasonable and makes perfect sense.

[@johnmcquay82]

At the moment pfSense is my secondary DNS, but that'll likely change at some point.

[@BigFourHead]

@@InterFelix yea the amount of time I have taking my VM server down and everyone in house is like where is the internet!

[@markfrombriz]

Awesome custom blanking panel

[@Bert1268]

Nice to see a new video and about networking too.

[@BiohazardX9]

on the PiHole you can also drop PiVPN onto it. the project can detect pihole and configure it appropriately. Other PI ideas can be for home automation or perhaps a CCTV server....